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SimonSays Weekly Podcast - September 25, 2008


Thu, Sep 25, 2008



Today, we'll talk with Elizabeth Scott, author of the young adult novel Living Dead Girl. Living Dead Girl follows the story of Alice, a girl who was kidnapped at the age of ten by Ray. Ray took her away from her family, her friends -- her life. She learned to give up all power, to endure all pain. She waited for the nightmare to be over. Now Alice is fifteen and Ray still has her, but speaks more and more of her death. He does not know it is what she wants. She does not know he has something more terrifying than death in mind for her.



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In today's SimonSays podcast, we'll talk with Peter Walsh, the organizational guru of TLC's hit show Clean Sweep and the bestselling author of It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff.

In his new book Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? An Easy Plan for Losing Weight and Living More, Walsh shows how the clutter in your kitchen, your pantry, and your home is directly related to the clutter on your body. And he believes the secret to successfully losing weight is to forget about calorie counting and instead focus on how, why, and where you eat.

Today we'll talk with New York Times bestselling author and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs about Bones to Ashes, her newest Temperance Brennan thriller.

Tempe Brennan, like her creator, is a brilliant forensic anthropologist who's used to being called on to solve the toughest cases. But for Tempe, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment. Her childhood friend, Evangeline, who was also from Acadia, had mysteriously disappeared thirty years before, close to the time of this young girl's death.  The more Tempe investigates, the more it seems to her that there is a connection between these new-found bones and the friend she lost so many years ago.

In this month's Book Club Reader podcast, we'll talk with Philippa Gregory, the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance.

In Gregory's novel The Other Boleyn Girl, sisters Mary and Anne compete for the greatest prize: the love of King Henry VIII. Her book The Boleyn Inheritance picks up where The Other Boleyn Girl leaves off, with Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves; his fifth wife, Katherine Howard; and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, the jealous spouse whose testimony helped send her husband and sister-in-law Anne Boleyn to their execution. The Boleyn Inheritance is a tightly-drawn novel drawn about these three women whose positions brought them wealth, admiration, and power as well as deceit, betrayal, and terror.

Today, we'll talk with teen writer Robyn Schneider, author of The Social Climber's Guide to High School.

Schneider's book shows the aspiring Social Climber how to be charming to the masses, fully intriguing, and a fashion-forward thinker. But social climbing isn't easy. It starts with a serious reality check and a highly competitive playing field: high school. With this hilarious field guide to unlocking the secrets of popularity, you'll learn the skills you need to reach the peak of the high school A-list now.

In this month's Book Club Reader Podcast, we'll talk with filmmaker, writer and performance artist Miranda July about her spectacular debut collection of short stories No One Belongs Here More Than You.

In these stories, July gives the most seemingly insignificant moments a sly potency. A benign encounter, a misunderstanding, a shy revelation can reconfigure the world. With great compassion and generosity, July reveals her characters' idiosyncrasies and the odd logic that governs their lives. The stories in No One Belongs Here More Than You have been hailed for their originality and beauty by everyone from Dave Eggers to David Byrne.

Today, we'll hear from  Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin, authors of The Nanny Diaries and Citizen Girl. They'll talk with us about Dedication, their poignant, humorous tale about modern celebrity obsession and coming of age during the divorce boom.

Kate Hollis's ex-boyfriend Jake Sharpe is one of the biggest recording stars on the planet, and every song he's famous for is about Kate. On the eve of their prom, Jake vanished, only to resurface later when his song "Losing" -- about his first sexual experience with Kate -- shot to the top of the Billboard charts. Now the thirty-year-old Kate learns that Jake has landed back in their Vermont hometown and she finally gets the chance to confront him and reclaim her past.

In today's podcast, we'll talk with Josh Waitzkin, an eight-time National Chess Champion in his youth, and the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer.

After dominating the scholastic chess world for ten years, Waitzkin expanded his horizons, taking on the martial art Tai Chi Chuan and ultimately earning the title of World Champion. In his enlightening new book, The Art of Learning, Waitzkin tells his remarkable story of personal achievement and shares the principles of learning and performance that have propelled him to the top.

In today's podcast we'll talk with internationally known pastor, speaker, and musician, Marcos Witt, who'll discuss his inspiring new book How to Overcome Fear and Live Your Life to the Fullest. We'll also hear from bestselling author Marcus Buckingham about Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance.

Today, we'll hear from author Allison Dubois and her newest book, We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us. Dubois helps us understand the special connections we have with loved ones who have passed away. We'll also talk with award-winning journalist Eric Boehlert about Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush, his blistering account of the media's misconduct during Bush's presidency.

This week's podcast focuses exclusively on James D. Tabor's new book, The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity. Based on a careful analysis of the earliest Christian documents and recent archaeological discoveries, The Jesus Dynasty offers a bold new interpretation of Christianity's origins and brings us closer than ever to the historical Jesus.

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